India's reliable No. 3 batsman Cheteshwar Pujara attained a unique feat after slamming Senuran Muthusamy for a huge six in the second and penultimate Test in Pune.

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Cheteshwar Pujara hit a huge six off Senuran Muthusamy during his 58-run knock

Thus, Pujara achieved a unique feat in the process

Day 1 of the second Test was headlined by Mayank Agarwal's second ton

Cheteshwar Pujara cleared a short-pitched delivery off Senuran Muthusamy for a huge six during the first day's play between India and South Africa in the second and penultimate Test in Pune on Thursday (October 10). The ball went into the stands, which resulted in a unique feat for the right-handed batsman. Thus, in the process, he notched up sixes in back-to-back matches for the first time in his illustrious Test career.

Known for his orthodox nature of batting, which pays rich dividends for Team India more often than not, Pujara rode to the back foot and pulled a short-pitched delivery off Muthusamy with ease. The shot not only earned a rousing applause from his teammates in the dressing room, but it also signalled the shift in his approach. Even in the first Test, Pujara played a selfless hand with an impressive 81-run knock in the second innings and accelerated with ease as the team needed runs at a brisk rate to impose an early declaration. During his innings, the 31-year-old had slammed two sixes, off Dane Piedt.

Overall, Pujara's six during the first day's play of the Pune Test became only his 14th in the longer format.

Opting to bat first, the Virat Kohli-led India lost last match's hero, Rohit Sharma for 14. Nonetheless, Mayank Agarwal continued his stellar run and became only the second Indian opener, after Virender Sehwag, to slam consecutive tons versus South Africa in Tests. The 28-year-old added a solid 138-run stand for the second wicket with Pujara (58). While he fell for 108, skipper Kohli and vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane remained unbeaten to take India to a strong position (273 for 3) at the end of the opening day's play in Pune.

Earlier, Kohli became only the second Indian skipper to captain in 50, or more, Tests. He surpassed Sourav Ganguly (49) and joined former skipper MS Dhoni (60) at the time of the coin toss in Pune. He will be eager to lead his side from the front after missing out in the series opener in Visakhapatnam and consolidate the team's top spot in the ICC Test Championship with another win.